ARRIVAL by ABBA - Sales & Charts
Updated: February 1, 2022
ARRIVAL by ABBA has sold 6,218,100 copies. ARRIVAL sold best in the United Kingdom (1,700,000 copies), Germany (1,000,000 copies) and Australia (960,000 copies).
ARRIVAL certifications and sales
| Country | Sales | Certification | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 960 000 | 18x Platinum / The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013 | [1] ARIA |
 Canada | 200 000 | 2x Platinum | 1979 | [2] Music Canada |
 Denmark | 10 000 | 1x Gold | 2022-02-01 | [3] IFPI Danmark |
 Finland | 86 420 | IFPI Finland | [4] Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland | |
 Germany | 1 000 000 | 2x Platinum | 2004 | [5] BVMI |
 Hong Kong | 10 000 | 1x Gold | [6] IFPI Hong Kong Group | |
 Japan | 644 680 | Oricon charts | ||
 Netherlands | 50 000 | 1x Gold | 1980 | [7] NVPI |
 New Zealand | 150 000 | 10x Platinum | [8] Recorded Music NZ | |
 Norway | 167 000 | Billboard | Issue 29.03.1980 | |
 Sweden | 740 000 | ABBA official site, Billboard [700K+] | Issue 8.09.1979 | |
 United Kingdom | 1 700 000 | Official Charts site | 2021-11-03 | |
| TIMELINE | ||||
| 750 000 | 1977-02 | [9] Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s | ||
| 300 000 | 1x Platinum | 1976-11-01 | [10] BPI | |
| 300 000 | advance | [9] Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s | ||
 United States | 500 000 | 1x Gold | 1977-04-04 | [11] RIAA |
| Total sales: | 6 218 100 | Сountries: 13 | ||
Year-end chart performance for ARRIVAL
| Chart 1976 | Rank | Sales |
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) |
6 | |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) |
21 | |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) |
5 | |
| UK Albums (Music Week) |
41 | |
| Chart 1977 | Rank | Sales |
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) |
17 | |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) |
27 | |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) |
6 | |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) |
1 | |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) |
37 | 96,000 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) |
11 | |
| UK Albums (Music Week) |
1 | |
| US Albums (Billboard 200) |
34 | |
| Chart 1978 | Rank | Sales |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) |
28 | 132,000 |
| UK Albums (Music Week) |
38 | |
| Chart 1979 | Rank | Sales |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) |
9 | 287,000 |
Decade-end chart performance for ARRIVAL
| Chart 1970's | Rank |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) |
14 |
| UK Albums (Music Week) |
7 |
Weekly Charts
US chart run (Billboard 200)
22.01.77
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101
22.01.77
2
7
29.01.77
3
61
05.02.77
4
51
12.02.77
5
46
19.02.77
6
42
26.02.77
7
38
05.03.77
8
35
12.03.77
9
35
19.03.77
10
31
26.03.77
11
26
02.04.77
12
24
09.04.77
13
22
16.04.77
14
20
23.04.77
15
20
30.04.77
16
47
07.05.77
17
76
14.05.77
18
74
21.05.77
19
118
28.05.77
20
118
04.06.77
21
118
11.06.77
22
113
18.06.77
23
115
25.06.77
24
136
02.07.77
25
128
09.07.77
26
117
16.07.77
27
107
23.07.77
28
93
30.07.77
29
90
06.08.77
30
90
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31
88
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32
90
27.08.77
33
94
03.09.77
34
92
10.09.77
35
92
17.09.77
36
102
24.09.77
37
100
01.10.77
38
100
08.10.77
39
107
15.10.77
40
167
22.10.77
41
167
29.10.77
42
182
01.07.78
43 RE
186
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176
15.07.78
45
166
22.07.78
46
137
29.07.78
47
135
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48
134
12.08.78
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130
19.08.78
50
195
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51
195
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